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Still the anjnl Mm are nl iiiinj, Still the rippling wateri flow, But the ancient voice i lent Thnt I heard liere long ajo. Hark ! Hie eeboea murmur low Long ago ! , Siill tlia wood ia dim aud lonely, Hull the apliuli ; fountain! piny, But tlia put an I all its bi'auly, Whilherlm it fled away? . Hark ! the mournful echaes toy Fled away I Still tlie bin of nielli eumpla'neth . Now, indeed, her song It paiu Vitiona of my happy hnra, Do 1 call and uall in vaiut J lurk J tlin echoes cry oj liu Alliuvaiu! Cense, 0 echoen, inournn 1 echoes! Onco I loved vnnr v cos well j Now my heart laaick and weary, Days of old, il long farewell ! Hark ! the eclor, aad and drtnry. . Cry farewell, farewell! Household Worth. For Iht Argui. Slate Government. Lafayette, Feb. 5, 1853. Mr. Editor I notice ia your paper of the 3d instant an imitation to discuss tin question of Sint.- organization, nnd I avail myself of it to lay before youi r uders some f the more prominent reasons for voting for a Convention on tho first Monday in April next. ' 1 am glad the question has been Fubmit 'ted to the people as a separate and distinct issue, for I have no desire to ice the infltt nco of party brought to le-ar upon it ; and 4tnd if it U made a party issue, it shall not bo. with my consent or upproba'iou. No good patriot will lend his influence to form A Constitution that ahull inure tolthe exclu sive benefit of the Democratic, Whig, or Know Nothing parties. The principal objection urged against the formation of n State Government is the as turned inability of tho people to sustain it without a resort to oppressive taxation ; for uo one protends to doubt that many advan tages would result from it. So far from believing this, I am in favor of a State on ganizatimi at tho earliest practicable period us a matter of pecuniary interest, nsido from considerations of infinitely more Importance, involving as they do the right of self-government, purchased by the blood and treas ure of our revolutionary fathers. . Ho enterprising capitalist refuses to in 'vest in Kail-Road or other slocks for the reason that they will not yield a dividend for the first three or four years. If he 'thinks the probabilities are in favor of prof 'it iu the end, he parts with his money read ily. . The people of Oregon nre now called up on to invest somo thirty thousand dollars a .vcar in State government stock, with a mor al certainty that it will pay a very large in Merest on the investment. The value of property, as well as of la- "boiyis always regulated by the amount of money in actual circulation. Now, if we xian'bring into the State au addition of one hundred thousand dollars over what we re eive as a Territory, by paying out to our own citizens thirty thousand a year, is it 'toot plain that we have a net gain of seventy thousand t We will suppose, by way of illustration 4t.nl it, a P.nni.rnl fl.ieerlim'en t nOW CXPl-nd: W the Territory one hundred thousand -U- lars fof snppor. of the government and for n"ral improvements, (and this is a bi,h state ) If - take lb. statistics of ap- S2,iA to UiS new Stat., for th- propnauons niuue first few years after their coming into the J ... . . I 1-mnn ua W find them toUIIOI-I yreaor: than were uiftdo to the Territory fur the tame period. K we tako our near neigh 'bor California for example, we may safely pnded amoO!! us th caicumic m."-i l or of our existence as a State tatHi 1119 a,ii t - ' at least a half million a year. h' t i.. f:..v.mmiii lias emended in thu State of Cassia for imyrowBcnts moreorj-.pintivn. Uatior ant Proprietor. VOL. 1. OB.EOOW than a million a year; and who will duubt this being secured lo a great extent by her representative in Congress. Thin consid eration alone would leave a balunco in favor of State: organization of threo or four hun dred thousand a year. ' Secondly The moment wo become a St mo wo are entitled to receive 800,000 acres of land, to be located within the limits of the Slate, as a sort of marriage poriion : to be used in nny way the people may de termine All the land west of the Cascade Range worth having is ul ready occupied. The territory east of t ho mountains is now open for settlement, nnd arrangements are being made for its survey. If we are pre pared lo locate tho 'uud as thesun-eys pro gress, or before the choice lands are taken up ; we can secure lands that " ill readily command from 83 to $3 per acre ; but if we delay the location of the land for two or three years, wo will not he able to make se lections that will command iho minimum price of $1,25 per acre J making a differ ence of a million of dollars in favor of upcedy organization ; enough to defray the entire expenses of a Stntn government for the next twenty years. If this be true, who will say that this Consideration dues not of itself imperiously demand that we should come into the Union at the earliest practicable period as a matter of sound practical economy. Third 'y We are now incurring nn ex prndiiuivof millions of dollars for I he pros ecution of the pending Indian wars, mid we are looking to the General Government for ultimate payment. Having no substantial representation in Congress, we find officer of the military department predicting great delay, if not refusal lo pay, on the part of the government. Hut if wo had ut Vah injton two Senators to act iu concert with the two from Cidifo"n;ii in the protection ol our interests on toe 1 aeilio . toast, who would question the last dollar's being paid within the next six lu iiuhsf. In the pies out ttate of sectional strife between the North and South, four votes, representiuu a distinct interest, and not idnitinVd with ei ther of the two contending parties, but liul l- ing the balance of power in their lintels, 'o bo used as circumstances mijiht require. ooiild command a prompt compliance with the just demands of our citizens. We might now be occupying this desirable po Hon, but for the ''prnny witc and pound ooi'sA" policy wlifch induced the majority of our citizens to reject the Convention in the summer of 18-j-t. Six mou'lis' simple interest on the amount now due our people would defray the expenses of a Sate gov ernment for two or three years. , . I have said that 830.000 would be amply sufficient to meet evory needful expenditure incident to the organization of a State gov ernment, over and above our expenses as a Territory. . It is true, we might augment it to eighty or ono hundred thousand ; but I take it for granted thai the people, w ho pay the money, have the matter entirely in their own hands, and will be likely to con sult the most rigid economy iu the forma tion of their Constitution. In my opinion, tho best men of tho country could b indu ced to discharge the dutios of the offices to be supported by tho State for the following salaries, until o are huio w pay morei which would reduce our expenses toubout $30,ri00, as the following figures will show : ThreeJud;etal81300ayi-areaoli, $ 4.'00 Governor, (to reside at home,) JU00 Secretary of Stale, NW0 (lerkliiie,. I" rrinlin.', paper. &c., p year, 10,000 I'uy f Legi-lature, 3U in tlie lleuae, and II in the Senate, with th.ir clerks and in l a'e. biennial aoiii$ ll.Oi HI per yenr Coniingenl ixpenw of LeaMature, Stationery, fuel. Aitc, for officers, Cuiitiiijjeal fund, S500 30IHI 30(10 5000 $13,000 Making the total expense to be provided for, thirty three thousand dollars per year. It mti :r w t.nriin in mind that the salaries r a..'., T,.....r and Ilia! net Attor- ...... ..'., .mid out of the Territorial Tivnsmy, and that the Marshal and o'her Cited Stal-s officers .,d eon.tnue to be. P''1' by the General Government . . al-o a f ' 'tct Co.,,, an the ex- ,- Court. I ould r .,-ve J,,,!.., 0f a arge amount of bust- our ti.r j.i o , ,. n w i evii ed uiion them. .... r .... - In my next letter I will show, oy me g'ati-ties of the States which passed through H Territorial pupilage, 'hat the relative in ... : uuttli and iKiiiulation bf t'ie last a tf " I I I . , - t. -. I ...I i"'" Jr"' lliree. J , . m r.f tii.-ir lerriiunai vH-sjtiai;c. and the firs! thr-c of 'heir probation as a State, is grea-Iy in favor of an early State A, 'J. U. wpir Sep AMKHICA -.Haows aoiuhl of goUra nrowWrs of Vitutft, Know uoauhl of t'.oroafU, mail Slant, aad Mirlaia.'i CIIY, ORSCrOINT TSXL&XXO&V, SATURDAY, rSBftUAKVlj, 1856. J For Iht Anut. "Wt vilh to tear up tht deadly Uoat of the liquor Iraffio by the roola, and entirely Iu eradicate II, wni all lit contequtnett; Mr Editor This is a part of a para graph over the signature of "J. R. M.,M of Lafayette, Jan. 12th, 1850, In yourpnper of Jan. SOth. The article is headed, "Inju ry to the cause of Prohibition by injudi ct'out advocates." A writer in The Argus called "Prohibitionist" seems to be aimed at, as the one producing the injury to the cniiso. Now, my dear sir, allow mo to ay, first, that our friend J. R. M. is a young, not to say timid, advocate of prohibition- lie t lis us, after a long apology and a lengthy argument to prove "Prohibitionist" wrong, that "wo wish to tear up the Upas of the liquor traffic.'' Out to do this sueh argu ments and facts as are communicated by prohibit must bo silenced ; they do harm. So, "Church and State" was once tho cry against our cause. For my part, I did not suppose thoro could bo a man so totally blind to the influence of the license laws generally, as our fiiend J. 11. M- appears to be. Iu reading his views, he takes me back just thirty-live years ago, when I advocated the license m stem as the commencement of total prohibition, as a democrat. I consci entiously yielded tho point that a monopoly in this 'deadly Upas" traffic was necessary to the final and ultimate prohibition of it ; while I find that under this samo license system the "Upas" has grown a monster that no tear, no agony, no pain, no murder, tin crime, and no law cau check, except total prohibition. Tw0 hundred years' experience and ex perimenting upon the license system of friend J. R. M., has only increased the evil, aud mndn a business that was before doubt ful, aud considered dangerous, to become le gal and respectable, by law, and long-estab-li-dixd usage. For J. R. M. says wo get $50 iu advance to pay the damage. . Il has driven tho "rabble," us friend J. R. M.says, from the trade, aud put it into honora ble (legally so constituted) hands. These legal, licensed. iouI aud conscience kilUrt are the favored few, who are cented an ex clusive monopoly by just such tender-hearted friends of the whisky traffic, as friend J. U. M., who reminds me of an argument and repl) I heard in a cotiveution to lake into consideration the expediency of discuss ing tho prohibitory question. The pro fissed friend of the causo said he was a friend to temperance, and to prohibition, but he did not believe it was best to be so strenuous, and to urge things so fast ; we must use mild means, and try to enforco the license laws we have ; they are good enough. "Yes, that they uro, said the li censed rum seller; "you have expressed my mi ud exactly. Punish the villains that break your license, laws ; I am in favor of the laws we have ; they are good enough for me." Who does not know in this land that the license law for any thing is a mo nopoly, a privilege granted for a specific sum of money to carry on a business con sidered by all, if left free without a license, to bo dangerous to tho community. This fact the law admits, and has admitted for for more than a century past, and our friend in 1830 has just discovered that it is a stepping-stone to prohibition, the principle of which he has just discovered in I his demor alizing, conscience killing law. Reully, Mr. Editor, there is hope for our friend. I will n ad his articles he promised under "A. B.," expecting to find many new arguments on the subj'-ct. , I am suspicious that our friend's fears are excited upon another point, which is, the ' exception for sacramental purposes," as in timated oy "Prohibitionist." Upon this point I have never doubted but the church was half a century behind thn times, and would, if she could, dictate every moral re form, o as to comport with her own tancti- " drunkenness, The idea that the " b A tlie "'J of using the pure unfermeiited juice of the grape instead of the vile fo'geri.-g she is now using, and calling them the fruit of the vine. This position of -'Prohibitionist I fear has rous"d ilia ir of our frien I J. It. M., who comes to the rescu with his g,id old bark, and woul I have us b lievo that be cause she crossed the ocean per influence of wind and waves, therefore the license law, that has legally sent thirty thousand drunkards to their graves annually, and made a hundred thousand orphans, and I destroyed millions of property, must still be kept Bp. Yon have told us, my friend, that you I- dare not trust this "Upa," without a li cense. For ihat very reason wo lay, remove the license, and jnu uncover the monster, with an argument that will exterminate the deadly Upa in less than three years. Your license law covers tip the evil, and protect it, making it a legal and honorable traffic. There is not an opposer of prohibition but approve of your license law, and there ia no danger of their meeting ; but you are with them, your tax they will pay because it relieves them from ihv restraint and com petition of tho'VuMV," aud gives them au exclusive privilege. Your sophistry and insinuation about Lloyd Garrison and all such, will out be ta ken by any honest and candid mind for ar gument. I challenge you to produces sin gle licensed doggery keeper in Oregon who will rote for no license, (or free whisky. They will sooner vote prohibit ' PROHIBITIONIST. ' Memorial. To Hit Excellency, the President of the United Stales : Your memorialist, the Legislative As sembly of this Territory, respectfully rep resent that early in October last the poo plo of Oregon and Washington Teriitories, were startled by a general outbreak among nearly all the Ind'nii tribes in the Western nnd middle portions of those Teriitores. These hostilities, unprovoked on the part of the Whites, were characterized by the usual modes of Indian warfare, an indiscriminate slaughter of all our citizens w ho fell into their hands, without regnrd to age, s-'x or condition, and by the pillaging and burning of dwellings and the destruction of protierty. The people in the most defenseless parts of the country, alarmed by the dangers to which they were exposed, called upon the Governor of this Territory for that protec tion which they hud a riyht to ask. , We are happy to say 'hat tin cry for re lief was not unheeded by the Governor, aud that our citizens, with promptness and zeal which a sense , of danger alone could call forth, volunteered to go out in defense of their country, leaving their homes and the various avocations iu which they were en ggd ; '.hey have nobly discharged their duties under many adverse and trying cir cumstances, and are still in the heart of the enemy's country combating the Indians, or holding possession of tho country which they have conquered. , In this distressing state of affairs, and while the Oregon Volunteers were surround ed by hostile. Indians, it was with no little satisfaction that your memorialists, as well as tli people of Oregon, hailed the arrival In this Territory of Major-General John 12. Wool, of the United State Army. His past service had led us to hope that he would at once have sent the forces under his command to the assistance and relief of our Voluu'oers, who were desirous of re turning to their homes. It is with regret, we confess, that in this respect our hopes have been disappointed. It is with regret thni we are compelled to say thnt Gen. Wool has hitherto remained inactive and refused to send the United Stales troops to the re lief of the Volunteers, or to supply them with arms and ammunition iu their time of need. That he has gone into winter quar ters and left our settlements exposed lo the ravages of our enemies! That he has re moved the greater portion of his troops from the Indian territory to Vancouver, a military point, remote from the scenes of war and that too, while our Volunteers were threat ened by an overwhelming force or Indians : That he refused to go to the relief of a num ber of our citizens who had settled in the Walla Walla Valley, and who had fled from their homes in safety ; and that be re fused to send any of the forces under his command to pro'ect the people of Southern Oregon, whose lives aud property were al most daily being destroyed or endangered by the Indian Your memorialists would have borne all these grievances in silence, and left these public acts and omissions of Gen. Woo!, to the just judgement of the people of Oregon and Washington Territories, and to the ap proval or disapproval of the proper officers of the United States Govermuen. But M it is, that Geo. Wool, not content with the inactive and inefficient course which he has hitherto thought proper to pursue in this war, has departed from hi inactive policy only to censure the Governor and people of thia Territory for their commendable zeal in defending their country aud to thwart all their efforts to procure supplies, anl the aUMHCRirTlO, "Vivo Italian a Year. NO. 44. iiiruus of subaiatance for the Oregon Volun teer now in the field. Instead ofolTcring aid and encouragement to our people, ho has shown a disgraceful activity in Lit endeavor to persuudo our merchant and those of California not to furnish ammunition and supplies for our Volunteer in this trying time of their need: instead of attending to lb duties of his high office, he ha become an tntermeddler between the people of Oregon and tho Gov ernment of the United States, and publicly declared that his influence will be exerted to prevent the payment by the United State of the just claim incurred in prosecution of this war. Therefore inasmuch, a your memorialists, a well ns the people of Oregon have lost all confidence in the willingues of Getil Wool to assist and defend them In their present Indian difficulties, they most res pectfully ask that he may be re-called from the command of the Military Department of th Pacific, and your memorialist will ever pray. Passed Jan. 30th, 1856. (Signed) " , Speaker of House of Rcpretenta tives. A. P. Dennisom, President of the Council. Thomas jtSersoa. While this distinguished statesman aud patriot was Vic President of the United States, it was customary for the individual holding the said high office, to attend to business more in person, than the refine ments of more modern time will allow. It happened on one occasion that some im portant matter required hi attention in Philadelphia, and tome other place distant from the Capitol. In these days a journey to Philadelphia was not to be performed in a few hour it was tw or three day travel, and not of the most pleasant sort cither. On his return he (topped in Baltimore ; it wa about four or five in the afternoon, when the Vice President rode up, milieu and unattended, to tho invern. A Scotch mnu by the name of Boyden, kept tho hotel, of lato so much improved and now so hand somely sustained by our worthy townsman Beltzhoover. The bucks of the town were assembled in the large hall, smoking, strut ting, crncking jokes and otherwise indulg ing in the etceteras of the day. . Boyden was at the bar examining the books, and doubtless making calculations in n ferenco to hi future prospects. . Jefferson had de livered his horse into the hands of the ostler, and walked into tho tavern to make arrange ments in regard to bis fare. Some oue touched Boyden upon the elbow and direct ed his attention lo the stranger who was standing with bis whip in hi hand, striking it occasionally upon his muddy leggings. Boyden turned round and surveyed him from head to foot, and Concluding him to be an old farmer from th country, whose com pany would add no credit to his house, he aid abruptly, 'We have no room for you, a sir. Jefferson did not hear the remark, and asked if he could be accommodated with a mom. His voice which was commatidius aud attractive, occasioned ano'her survey of his person by the honest proprietor of the house, whose only cure was for its reputa tion. He could not find, however, in his plain dress, pretty well covered with mud, anything indicating either weoltb or dis tinction, and in his usual , rough style, he said 'A room V JefTersou replied, 'Yes, sir, I should liko to have a room lo myself, if I can get it.', A room, ull to yourself I no no, we have no room there' not a spare room in the house all full all occupied can't ac commodate you.' Tho Vice President turned upon hi heel, called for his horse, which by this time was nug in the stable mounted and rodo off. In a few minutes one of the most wealthy and distinguished men of the town came in and asked for the gentleman who rode up to the door afe.w minutes before. . 'Gunilemanl' said Boyden. 'There has been uo gentleman here on horaeback this afternoon, and no stranger at all, but one common looking country follow who came in and asked if he could have a whole room; but I asked him out of that mighty quick, I tell you I told him I had no roam for such chap a him,' 'No room for such chap as him 1' No, by th piper, no room for anybody that don't look respectable. 'Why, what are you talking about, man r lie's the Vice President of tht United State.' 'Vice President of the United State 1' xulaimed Boyden, almost broutlilust lo oc ton ih men t, Why, yes, lr, Thomns Jefferson, , tht Vico President of tho United State, aud the greulest man nlivaj.' Murder, what have I done f Here,Tomi Jim, Jerry, Jake ; where are you all I Here, fly, you villuius fly nnd ti ll that genii man we've forty room at hi lerrke ! By George I Vice President Thomas Jef ferson ! tell him to come back and he ihall have my wife' parlor my own room Jupiter 1 what have I doue I Hero, Harriet, Mary, Jule, clear out th family I ho shall have the best room, and all tho room if ho wanU them. Off, you hussle, put clcun sheets on tho bed. Dill, tako up this mirror. George, hurry up with the bout-jack. By Gvorgo, what a mistake 1' For fifteen miuutes Boyden raved likt a madman, and wont fifty time to tho door to tee if his wished for guest was returning. fhe Vice President rode up to Market street , whero be was recognized by ninny of hi acquaintances, and by them directed to tho Globe taveru, which stood somewhere near the corner of Market and Chart street here Boyden' servants came up, aud told him their master had proridod room for him. ' - Tell him I have engnged rooms,' said Jefferson. Poor Boyden' mortification can bo bet ter llimgiuvd than described ; the chaps who trcro loitering about the bar aud tho largo bull, and hud luiighcd heartily at the disappointment of the muddy farmer, hud recovered from their astonishment, and wero preparing to laugh ut thoir down-cast land lord. After somo time he prevailed upon some friend to wait on Mr. Jeffl-rson with hi ipology, and request that he should return and tako lodgings nt his house, promisiug the best room, and all tho alteution should be given him. Mr. Jefferson returned iho following an swer : 'Tell Mr.P.oydeu,' said ho, 'I ap preciate his kind attentions, but if ha had uo room for the muddy farmer, ho shall have nouo for the Vic President.' lialtimort Alheneum. Tlia Labors of a Ulstarlaa. The 12th volume of M. Theirs' history of the French Revolution bus been publish ed. It is to bo succeeded by threo more, appearing at interval of threo months. He has been employed upon tho work some fifteen ycarst but the distinguished histor ian excuses himself as follows : "The work might,! acknowledge, havo been doue aiorC quickly, but I have euch respect for tho mission of history that tho fear of alleging anything inexact fill me with a sort of confusion, I take no rcposo until 1 have discovered the proof of tho fact which is tho object of my doubts. I seek it wherever il can be, and I do not rest un til I havo found it, or until I have acquired the certainty that it does Hot exist," Un der the influence of those scruples, tho au thor read, re-read and noted with his own band "the innumerable dnoumcuts contain ed in tho archives of the State ; the thirty thousand letters composing tho personul correspondence of Nnpoleou ; tho Utters, no less numerous, of his ministers, aides-de- camp, and even of his police agents ; and, finally, the greater part of tho manuscript memoirs preserved in the bosom of families. fcr The Stute of Vermont, with a popu lation of over 300,000, pnya about $150,- 000 per annum for all the expenses of gov ernment, or less than fifty cents n head for her pcoplo. Shu owed at tho close of her ist fiscal year, $48,038, and had funds to balance this sum to the amount of $o9,3o- Thera was in her Treasury nt the year's eud, 810,702, and her iimiiud expenses had been $153,127. WaSHI.NDTON's BlBTUOAY A NATIONAL Holiday. Tho N. Y. Commercial Adoer- User has a long article on our National Fes tivals, and urges the press to make a united and earnest call upon Congress to declare at an early day after its organization, that Washington's birth-day shall bo heuccforth a national holiday. We certainly hope this appeal of our co temporary will bo heard. Few, if any, countries have so small a num ber of holidays as tho United States. C'Ai cayo Journal. (r A bill has been introduced in the Tennessee Legislature for the purchaso of the Hermitago by the State of Tennessee. Tho Nashville tfio lays '. "Tennessee should own the ground in which repose the remains of her most illus trious son. Tho property can now bo pur chased on reasonable tonus, aud it should be owned by the people. . That the people would say so, if the decision were iu their hands, wo havo no doubt; and wo trust there is no doubt that their representative will ay o too." . G3r Thackeray says he once had an idea of collecting all the lies tho English told about the French and the French ubout tho English, in the Napoleonic period but he shrank from the task.